Unfinished : thoughts left visible /

Unfinished : thoughts left visible /

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Imprint:	New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2016] New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	336 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Unfinished works of art -- Exhibitions. Unfinished works of art. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10539908

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Other authors / contributors:	Baum, Kelly. Bayer, Andrea. Wagstaff, Sheena. Bambach, Carmen. Beard, Thomas, 1984- Bomford, David. Brown, David Blayney. Cullinan, Nicholas. Gallagher, Michael (Michael Brian), 1961- Miller, Asher Ethan. Orenstein, Nadine. Widmaier Picasso, Diana. Stewart, Susan, 1952- Hout, Nico van. Urbanelli, Elisa, editor. Blood, Anne Rebecca, editor. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
ISBN:	9781588395863 1588395863
Notes:	Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 18-September 4, 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This unprecedented book explores the evolving concept of unfinishedness as essential to understanding art movements from the Renaissance to the present. Unfinished presents more than 170 works, created in a variety of media, by artists ranging from Leonardo, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner, and Cézanne to Picasso, Warhol, Twombly, Freud, Richter, and Nauman. What unites these works, across centuries and media, is that each one displays some aspect of being unfinished. Essays and case studies by major contemporary scholars address this key concept from the perspective of both the creator and the viewer, probing the impact that this long artistic trajectory-which can be traced back to the first century-has had on modern and contemporary art. The book explores the degrees to which instances of incompleteness were accidental or intentional, experimental or conceptual. Also included are illuminating interviews with contemporary artists, including Tuymans, Celmins, and Marden, and parallel considerations of the unfinished in literature and film. The result is a multidisciplinary approach and thought-provoking analysis that provide valuable insight into the making, meaning, and critical reception of the unfinished in art"--Distributor's website.

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Summary:	A groundbreaking investigation into the evolving concept of the unfinished, from the Renaissance to the present day <br> <br> <br> <br> This groundbreaking book explores the evolving concept of unfinishedness as essential to understanding art movements from the Renaissance to the present day. Unfinished features more than 200 works, created in a variety of media, by artists ranging from Leonardo, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner, and Cézanne to Picasso, Warhol, Twombly, Freud, Richter, and Nauman. What unites these works, across centuries and media, is that each one displays some aspect of being unfinished. Essays and case studies by major contemporary scholars address this key concept from the perspective of both the creator and the viewer, probing the impact that this long artistic trajectory--which can be traced back to the first century--has had on modern and contemporary art. The book explores the degrees to which instances of incompleteness were accidental or intentional, experimental or conceptual. Also included are illuminating interviews with contemporary artists, including Tuymans, Celmins, and Marden, and parallel considerations of the unfinished in literature and film. The result is a multidisciplinary approach and thought-provoking analysis that provide valuable insight into the making, meaning, and critical reception of the unfinished in art. <br> <br> <br> <br> Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press <br> <br> <p><br> <br> Exhibition Schedule:</p> <p> The Met Breuer <br> (03/18/16-09/04/16)</p>
Item Description:	Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 18-September 4, 2016.
Physical Description:	336 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781588395863 1588395863